N'Zogbia determined to stay on Tyneside and fight for his place at Newcastle

On the move: But N'Zogbia wasn't ready to see the sights in London ahead of the Chelsea game

Charles N'Zogbia has claimed he does want to stay at Newcastle following weekend claims he refused to go on a pre-match walk with his team-mates in London.

The moody French midfielder was alleged to have stayed in bed at the team hotel when Joe Kinnear called his players together for a light loosener before the game at Chelsea.

Reports then surfaced from France that N'Zogbia wanted out of Tyneside, with Paris St Germain and Lyon prepared to offer a way back to his homeland. German giants Bayern Munich were also believed to be interested.

N'Zogbia was also clearly unhappy that he was forced to play at left-back at the start of the season and he has only started one game under interim manager Joe Kinnear.

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But Kinnear says he wants N'Zogbia to stay and now the 22-year-old, who was signed by Sir Bobby Robson four years ago, has insisted he wants to fight for his place.

'In an ideal world, I would want to stay with Newcastle United,' he said. 'Those quotes attributed to me over the weekend came from my agent back in France.

'Obviously, I am not happy that I have hardly figured in Joe Kinnear’s starting line-up recently, but that is up to me to put right.

'This is all out of my hands and if Newcastle want to sell me then there is nothing I can do about that.

'But I have been at Newcastle for over four years now and I consider this my home and I now have a big French pal in Sebastien Bassong, who is doing great for us the moment.'

Former Le Havre junior N'Zogbia said he was suffering on Saturday morning which forced him to miss the pre-match amble through west London.

He added: 'I woke up at our team hotel in absolute agony with a back spasm. It’s something that often happens to footballers.

'I had to get the doctor to come and attend to me and this is the only reason why I missed the pre-match walk. The doctor did wonders for me and I was able to be involved against Chelsea – something I did not think possible when I woke up.'